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Physics & Society: April 2008

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Volume 37, Number 2

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In this Issue

Editor's Comments
Jeffrey Marque
News
P&S Election Results
Welcome New Forum Officers
Letters
Response to Art Hobson's "Winning the Climate Race"
David C. Williams
Upstream Carbon Regulation
Richard Wilson
Articles
Climate Stability and Policy
Gerald E. Marsh
What Are Nuclear Weapons For?
Ivan Oelrich
Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for US Energy Policy
Arjun Makhijani
Commentary
A Bribe to Escape Moscow
David Hafemeister
Thanks for a Great Conference
Jeffrey Marque
Reviews
Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know
By Jeremy Bernstein; Reviewed by Cameron Reed
Hell and High Water
By Joseph Romm; Reviewed by Peter Schroeder


Physics and Society is the quarterly of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and reviewed articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words, technicalities are encouraged), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

Co-Editors: Al Saperstein, Physics Dept., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 ams@physics.wayne.edu.; Jeffrey Marque, 2831 Fernwood St., San Mateo, CA 94403,  jjmarque@sbcglobal.net. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson, ahobson@uark.edu. Electronic Media Editor: Pushpa Bhat, pushpa@fnal.gov.  Print Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet, poteet@aps.org. APS Website: webmaster@aps.org.

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